Twelfth Night in Raifa Monastery: ice cross, a prayer by Metropolitan Feofan and selfies in ice hole

Tonight many churches held the rite of consecration of water. The Orthodox Christians began to celebrate one of the biggest holidays – Epithany. Hundreds of people gathered for the service at the Raifa Monastery, the consecration of water was performed by Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Feofan.


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